Holy Crap Batman Kills A Dude!

Now that I have your attention, Batman kills a dude!!

Recently the Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice trailer dropped and with it came the two usual responses, the lovers and the haters. I was in the former group and watched the trailer over ten times, every hour, you’ve got to pace yourselves. Now after all this viewing I thought for sure I saw everything, from the burnt Robin suit to the Zod corpse, there was nothing I didn’t notice. At least that was my thought process until I saw the below image;

Batman killed a guy.

That’s right ladies and gentlemen, when Batman goes all Lawrence Of Arabia in the Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice Trailer he takes on the “Super Squad”(that’s what I’m calling them) and kills one of them, going so far as to snap this guys neck to try and stop the squad from doing whatever they are doing that incurred his wrath, his Bat wrath, thank you. Why I write this is simple, one of many fans problems with Man Of Steel was that Superman killed Zod(also snapping his neck). Will fans have the same issue with Batfleck killing people, he states in the trailer that Superman needs to be destroyed. How will you, the audience react to a more aggressive Batman, a Batman not afraid to kill? You can say it’s for the greater good but look at that image, that’s rage right there. Will this lower the quality of the Dark Knight or is this just a progression of the character as he moves from decade to decade?

Another element to look at is the logic this Batman, if you have planet level destruction power you need to die, which means is Batman also out for blood with Wonder Woman, because it seems like she’s not new to man’s world. Take this with a pinch of salt, but I think Wonder Woman and Batman are a thing in this latest iteration and together they’ve tried to better humanity but Bruce gave up, maybe after Robins death? Seeing such destruction, and unparalleled power has brought Batman back from the grave and with his resurrection has come a wrath to rival that of the murderous Red Lanterns.

In the end I put this to you gentle readers, is this more aggressive Batman an acceptable evolution of a 76 year old icon or is he yet another problem you have with the DC Cinematic Universe. Let us know in your comments below.

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Superman enthusiast, pop culture fan and film journalist. Creator of podcast Speakin' Geek and contributor to Scannain.com, iRadio and Spin 103.8. I love talking about anything and everything(except country music, I hate country music). My views are my own and I would love to discuss them with you.